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questions about rare earth magnet settings
Hey All, I am attempting to make a small clam shell type presentation box (for a pen and pencil set I turned) using rare earth magnets to hold it shut. I resawed a nice piece of cherry and routed two...
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A Harbor Freight Buying Guide (Humor)
These are from a look. =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D 2) Top Ten Things NOT to Buy at Harbor Freight (Humor) I can=92t resist things lists like this. This one comes from...
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Substrate for a chess board
I'm going to make a chessboard and pieces for my son for Christmas. I know = how to make the chessboard, but I'm not clear on what would be a good subst= rate. I was going to use 3/4 maple and walnut,...
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Table saw mitres
Anybody into making "box(es)" with mitres cut onna table saw? I'm thinking of making a couple cremation urns in that fashion. Someone might know a trick or 2?? I couldn't find any free plans ... Thx,...
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A new Tower project completed!
As many of you know my wife and I had a new home built with my 3 car shop and her upstairs quilting studio. The only real thing lacking in this new home was kitchen pantry storage. This particular...
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Sharpening
I have been using "Scary Sharpening" for my bench chisels and was considering moving to a stone system. Before I plunk down my cash, I have a few questions. 1) What do you use? Diamond, Ceramic,...
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Stair rail
We are installing a second rail on our stairs. The current rail is of wood, and the ends are mitered so the rail makes a 90 degree turn toward the wall. |___________________| What is the best way to...
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Source for *magnetic* extended drill drivers
For hard to reach places where your hand may not fit into to hold the screw on the tip of the driver. 6" to 12" would be great for common screw types. I pretty much stick to phillips but a set of...
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Finishing Cabinets ?
Rather than resorting to multiple toner coats right away, you should consider spit coating the wood with some shellac. This works surprising (at least to me) well. You might also experiment with a gel...
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Robin Hartl
Flipping through channels the other night and saw Robin harking the Giant Ladder system. Something that she's been doing for awhile. While, I think she's still "got it going", she like all of us, is...
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OT: Work pants
So I'm a big fan of Carhartt double knee work pants, but even though they are double knee, I still tend to wear through the knees long before anywhere else. I'm wondering if I could sew on a patch of...
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Band Saw Blade Recomendations
I need band saw blades and would like some recommendations. I have 10" low-end saw that takes 72 5/8" blades. I'm looking for some general purpose blades of various sizes for applications mainly...
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What is it? Set 418
Another set has been posted to the web site: http://55tools.blogspot.com/Rob
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Best source of free (old) ww e-books I've seen
you don't mind books that are over 100 years old, you are bound to find something you like at the site above. I've grown fond of the style of expression used by many of the authors of yesteryear... If...
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